Archives for December 2016

Jeanne Marie Hutchinson Lockhead, 88, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on December 29, 2016 at 11:21am. She was the wife of Gregory Roger Lockhead. They shared almost 60 years of marriage.
Born in Salem, Mass. to Charles and Marion Hutchinson, Jeanne graduated from Salem High School as their shortest and cutest cheerleader. Then she worked for United Shoe Manufacturing Company where she delivered mail on roller skates. Much later, 1965 in Durham NC, she became a teacher Continue Reading »

DURHAM – Mary Rambeaut Bender, age 92, passed away peacefully on December 27, 2016 at Rex Hospital. Mary was born July 26, 1924 in Vass, NC, to the late Riley Robert Rambeaut and Mary Campbell Rambeaut.
Mary is survived by her son, Johnny Bender and wife, Vicki of Butner; her daughters, Faye Morgan and husband, Richard of Zebulon; Jean Jones and husband, George of Wake Forest and Mary Ann Dodson of Wake Forest; her brothers, Willis Rambeaut and wife, Barbara of Raleigh; and Lewis Rambeaut and Continue Reading »

Barbara Lee Waldmann died December 27, 2016 in Durham, NC. Born in Michigan to the late George and Phyllis Robin. Barbara recently celebrated her 77th birthday.
Barbara was a graduate of the Providence School of Nursing Detroit, Michigan, Bachelor of Arts from Siena Heights University Adrian, Michigan, and the Wyandotte Hospital School of Anesthesia, Wyandotte, Michigan where she received her Nurse Specialist Certification in anesthesia, CRNA. She loved to sing and was a church choir member Continue Reading »

Florence Elizabeth Clouse peacefully passed away at Hillcrest Convalescent Center on December 22, 2016. She was born to the late John and Jenny Minns Cuthill on August 14, 1924, in Buffalo, NY.
Florence earned a Ph.D. in physical education at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. She had a long career as a physical education teacher and served as an Assistant Director of Physical Education in the Omaha Public School System for many years. Florence was active in her church and Continue Reading »

Diane Lea Wood Rosati, age 76, died Saturday, December 24, 2016 at Duke Medical Center. She was born in West Hartford, CT to the late Charles and Camille Mathieu Wood.
While she grew up in New York, she made North Carolina her home in the early 1960s and never left. She was a treasured friend to many, always ready to lend a hand and support those in need. Her kindness, generosity and compassion touched many lives, while her quick wit and happy smile brightened the world around her. Her Continue Reading »

DURHAM - Vivian Melvin, age 92 died on December 26. She was born on Sept 3, 1924 to Halcott Hughes and Daisy Inscoe Williams. Vivian was born and raised in Durham NC. She loved her days at Durham High School and loved to play tennis there. As she shared her stories of being a young girl, and by the way a gorgeous young girl she loved to talk about her time working for the USO at Camp Butner. She would see the boys off to war and welcome them home upon their return. She felt like she Continue Reading »

Durham – Mrs. Goldie Lewis Lougee Peeler, 104, died Sunday afternoon at Brookdale of Chapel Hill.
Mrs. Peeler was born in Nash County on October 22, 1912. She relocated to Durham as a teenager, where she was educated in the Durham public schools. She was a beautician, having her own beauty shop in her home for many years. Mrs. Peeler enjoyed gardening and farming her own grapes and pecans, from which she made her own wine, and baked pecan pies. She was also a very talented artist, she Continue Reading »

Gisela von zur Muehlen Ives, 85, died peacefully at home in Durham, North Carolina on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 after an extended illness. She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Ilse von zur Muehlen; and brother, Herbert von zur Mühlen, who was killed in World War II. Gisela was born on her father’s estate in Latvia on June 17, 1931 to parents Ellen von zur Muehlen and Max von zur Mühlen. She met her beloved husband George Allen Ives, Jr., an officer in the United States Navy, in Continue Reading »

Durham – Mrs. Rosabell Dorsey Absalom, 91, wife of Worthy Carver Absalom, Jr., died Tuesday evening at Roxboro Health Center in Roxboro, NC.
Born November 17, 1925 in Swiss, WV to James Edwin and Emma Schwartz Dorsey, Mrs. Absalom earned her Bachelor of Science degree from West Virginia Tech in 1947, and completed her formal education at Watts Practical School of Nursing in 1977. Mrs. Absalom was a member of the Order of the White Shrine and Order of the Amaranth. Her children remember her Continue Reading »